Offset axes multiple frames of handbags



Aug. 3, 1948. RHTER 2,446,435

OFFSET AXES MULTIPLE FRAMES OF HANDBAGS Filed June 13, 1946 INVENTOR BYQ M ATTORNEY OFFSET AXES MUL'r rL HANDBAGSE" Jacob Bitter, New York, N. Y., assignor to Minnie Bitter, New York, N. Y..

Application June 13, 1946, Serial No. 676,501

1 Claim. (Cl. 15029) 1 2 This invention relates to offset axes multiple either side thereof, to enable the user to have frames of handbags and has for its object to proaccess to the contents of the larger bag, or it may vide a movable inner bag which may be disposed be raised for convenient access to the small bag. in any position in the interior of the larger bag. Preferably, the len f t l n is such that The invention consists in a link bar pivoted at the smaller frame cannot be raised high enough the inner end to the pintle of a main bag and to impede the closing of the main frame. pivoted at its other end to the outer part of the In the embodiment of Fig. the link has an pintle of a smaller bag, whereby the smaller bag upper loop Ilia and a lower loop [611. The upper pintle can be disposed in a position on an orbit of loop fits over a sleeve I60 having a shoulder Hid. 360 in respect to the pintle of the larger bag. The upper loop l6a passes over the sleeve 16c and The invention will be further described hereabuts against the shoulder I611. The pintle l'l inafter, embodiments thereof shown in the drawpasses through the bore of the Sleeve "50- A lugs, and the invention will be finally pointed sleeve I50; having a shoulder I517 engages the out in the claim. frames l2 and is engaged by the pintle l5, and

In the accompanying drawings, the pintle l5 has an enlarged spacing portion I50,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved witha subcaliber extension l5d, which enters the handbag embodying the invention; lower loop "5b. The ends of the pintle l5 and Fig. 2 is a front view partly in section of the the subcalib-er portion l5d as also the ends of the combined frames; pintle l1 are upset.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on line 3--3 20 The modified link 26 (Fig. 6) consists of a memof Fig. 2; her 21 having one end 28 bent in one direction Fig. 4 is a detail spaced view of the link condownwardly, and the other end 29 bent in the t other direction upwardly. The bent end 28 has an Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view showing the 360 opening for the inner end of the pintle 30 of the orbit of the pintle of the smaller frame; main frame, and the bent end 29 has an opening Fig. 6 is a view of a modified form of link confor the outer end of the pintle 3i of the smaller neetion, and frame. Here again the link 26 permits the movei '7 is a view taken on section line of ment of the pintle of the smaller bag in any posii 6. tion in its 360 orbit. The pintles and 3| are Similar characters of reference indicate corre- 30 upset t th ir nd sponding parts throughout the various views. The bag material of the smaller bag is prefer- R ferrin to the drawings, the bag II) has the ably of the same kind as employed for the interior usual frame ll, consisting of a pair of individual of the larger bag, the outer bag material may be f a e e I hinged at l3 d e having leather, textile material or any other material a closing knob M, which when interlocked keep usually employed to g an tt t appearthe frame closed. Any suitable closing device e or merchandising value to the article. y be used- These frame e s h bag I have described several forms of my invention, I211 attached thereto- This is knownbut obviously various changes may be made in Th i p v nt ns sts in su stit t n f r the details disclosed without departing from the the Or y hinge p an extended pintle 5 40 spirit of the invention as set out in the following which extends inwardly to provide a support for a claim,

link 16 hingedly secured thereto at its inner end -I claim:

to enable the link It; to make a complete revolu- I ofiset ax multiple frames of handbags, tion or pass through a path of 360. To the free having a larger pair of bagframes with fastening end of the link [6 there is pivoted an outwardly means and a smaller pair of bagframes with extending pintle ll of a smaller bag frame I8 also fastening means, and a pintle for each pair of consisting of the usual individual frame members bagframes, the combination of outward extenl9, each having a Suitab1e locking device theresions on the pintles of the smaller bagframes, inon to enable the frame m mber to e h l oward extensions on the pintles of the larger baggether in closed position. This smaller frame I8 frames, and link bars each having one end pivis also provided with a b S0 as to form a 5 1 otally connected with the inward extensions, and arate small bag l9a. within the larger bag [2a. the other end connected with the outward ex- The important feature of this construction of tensions, said link bars spacing the pintles of double pivoted link I6 is that the smaller bag the smaller frames from the pintles of the larger can be moved down into the main bag, or to 56 frames a radius distance of a circle of which e 3 the pifitles of the larger frames ere the centers, whereby the pintles of the smaller bagframes are movable in orbits of 360 with the plntles of the larger bagframes as axes to said orbits, and the smaller bagframes may be moved within the larger bagframes to any position upward or dowpward or laterally of the larger bagframes by afrotative, movement of the llnk balrs.

JACOB BITTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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